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ln. w. LEDBETTER.

HASP. APPLICATION min vlune la. 1911.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

Wmmlm mmllllmn te @Mns @wie RALPH W. Lnnnnrrnza, or BIRMINGHAMIALAAMA,Assren'ojon Aelvis-:rAriF To if JOHN W. MAYNon, onnneiyuNeHAivr,ALABAMA. f

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Application filed June 16, 191'?. Serial No. 175,200. A

To all whom z't may concern# l Be it'known that I, RALPH W.5LEDBETTER,agcitizen of the United States-of America, residing LatBirmingham,;`inthef county- ,of Jefferson and State4 of nklabarna, haveAinf*- vented certain4 new fand- 'usefulz-1-Improvements in Hasps, ofwhich the following is a .specificationzlI Y l p 'f y y f llhisinvention relates tof-hasps. f Mys'ob; ject is .to designa hasplsuit-ablefor-u'se on barn ,d oors, car doors, =gates o r Athe like, land which will have many advantages over the present style of hasp, suchasthat it will serve as an ordinarylatch, Vthat `in locked position allthe yretainingscrews arezprotectcd so that access-cannot befhadtothem toremove either V.the Alatch or keeper,I that both .a'slidingand a rotarymotionfare neef essary to open the hasp, thus preventing: anyVaccidental manipulation thereof and making it; safe against cattle, andfinally thatJ it com prises the same number of parts-andfcan be producediatno increasedexpense over the old fashioned type of hasp.

These and othery objects and advantages ofany invention. will be morefullyunder stood by those skilled in the a-rt by reference totheaccompanyingPdrawings, in'whicli only the preferred,embodiment-V of myin- Vention is illustrated,- and i-nwhich -Figure lvshows thehaspinlocked lposition. i 'w Fig. 2 shows different operating positions.Fig. 3 isa plany viewg-o'fthehasp with its membersini-locked.position.lf-- Fig.. t'is.- a*y sectional .viewtaken' on thelinee-.lofFig. 1.A Similar referencenumeralsrefer to similarpartsjthroughout the drawings. As illustrated,-I show a gate or door lhaving .connected Vthereto the pmetal, plate orf'base 2in whiclra headedpin 3 is riveted,

the pin preferably having a wide heavy head spaced from theplate. This.plate-is` pro-y vided With countersunkscrewVV holes l; nearleachendlnwhieh receivethe screws gby means of which the plate is securedte the door orz'gatea `A- latch rnemberjdA is per; manently connectedtof the plate 2 by-y-the pin :3..having an- Ielongated ,slot4 7 throughwhich the-pinpasses freely so that the vlatch will. slide` ba cknandforth thereon and-willl Y f also swing thereonwas a p.iV.0t. As'the-latch hangs in its open position, see full lines i Specification ofLetters Ijatent.

the* 'hase with the latch in g ...,lat'entea octies, 13917.',

Fig-f2; theffscrewholes@vare exposed so thatthejscrewsf'canbefins'erted: 5

Thelleepercomprises abas'e plateS' with receive screws.` li105 by'` Imeans of.' which j' .the plate 'is secured gto the "fd'oorjamb, 'wall"or equivalent' part l l1; *outervendf l2 o'flth'e :keeper fis bentoutwardlyfatf r'rgijht. angles neck formed `-between A'substantiall'yequi? d-istantnotches l14.'extending inwardlv from itsftop' and tbottomfedges? jTh'e.' width'of the i notches is' greater- 'than' the'thickness of terthe-fsame as shownfmore fully'in lligfl'.

The keeper end lf2-has a .hole 1'5 tofreceive a"padlock'r'17; "The freeendflofffthe latch 6 is likewise bent voutwardlyfat righ't'anglesthereto,l and ikhas a hole'lSxadapted toregister slightly greaterthanfth'at `ofthe 4fneck-I 18 Y andthe/width of the'.V sl'otv 19"exceeds the thicknessof :the-neck A1812;A The'sl'ot ,'1'9 is disposedvthe `sa'rnevdista'nce :from the farendA ofthefslot as the'necklfl ofthekeeperis set` from the 'pin' 3,`v this arrangement bringing-the 'slot19.v whenthe latch is in dotted line position' Fig-2,- over the neck 13s'o that the' latch v will ,drop there-over until its rnemf` ber 21rests` on `Lther-neck, in` which position the latch is-'fre'etobesldVonvthel pin?)v and neck lfto',tlie"left,l Fig, 2, untilitassumes" i, 1

its lockedposition, Fig. 1l', Vwith the pin at the right vha'ndend `ofslot 7 a`nd theen'ds 1li-'and 12 abutting. j'It will;V be observedtha-'t the Aend r12 of ,thefkeeper will 'engage and hold the latch soas-toprevent the open-k ing of lthe ygate V,ordoor f eitherY by,swinging outwardly orv by sliding ,andl lthat thisjunc-y tion sis.;obtained regardless of ,the position: offtheneck-l in the slot .20. whenthelatchj` member Ql'is above the neck 13. f...

In operation, having mounted the keeper Yso and the latch securing`plate 2 in the manner described and at the proper distance apart, thelatch 6 when open, hangs normally in full line position, Fig. 2. Toclose the latch it is swung upwardly clockwise with the pin as a pivotworking at the outer end of slot 7 and is dropped upon the neck 13 ofthe keeper which enters the slot 19, in which position the latch willremain by gravity, serving as an ordinary door latch or catch. lf it isdesired to lock the hasp, the latch is slid to 'the left until its end16 abuts the keeper end 12, whereupon the alinng openings 13 and 18 willreceive the padlock.

he notch is of service only when the hasp must be used in invertedposition relatively to thatV shown in F ig. 1. Under such circumstancesit is .desirable that as the latch drops by gravity the neck 18 shouldcatch inthe notch23 so that it is not possible for4 the latch to workalong the edge of 22 until the slot'19 comes over the keeper neck 13 andlpermits the latch to drop, there# by becoming disengaged. lt will beobvious that when the latch-is disposed as shown in Fig. 1, gravitywillhold it in locked position andY it cannot drop away from the keeperasthe slot 19 stands below'the neck 13, hence no notch is needed in themember 2l. From .they foregoing it willbe obvious that my hasp latch isavailable both for right and lett hand use. 1t will be noted that all ofthe screw holes e and 9 are completely covered by the latch in itslocked position, whereas all are exposed when the latch is in openposition. rlfhis arrangement prevents access to the screws to removeeither element of the has p.

, Preferably the hasp parts are all made by stamping and bending theordinary metal used forthe making of hasps and the parts have beendesigned so that they will possess the requisite strength and durabilityfor the ordinary service required of them.

It will be noted that the heavy headed rivet pin which pivotallyconnects the latch to its securing plate has its riveted end protectedby being disposed on the under side of the securing plate, thus leavingonly the heavy head of the pin exposed. This head is made so large andheavy that it can only be filed'away with considerable difficulty. Inthus protecting the pivot pin as well as the several screws which holdthe parts, I leave nothing exposed by which the hasp can be Yreadilytaken off', it being noted in this connection that the riveted end ofthe hinge pins of the ordinary hasp is exposed and can be readily filed,thereby permitting the hasp to be opened.

- It will also be noted that when the hasp and latch are locked togetherthe parts are held bythe strength of all ofthe fastening screws of boththe latch securing plate and the keeper. l Y

Having thusdescribed ymy invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. A. base plate ,carrying a headed pivotpin, a latch pivotally and slid-ably secured Vto the plate by said pinand adapted to rotate freely thereon, an outeturned perforated Vlocking.flange at the free end of the latch, Vthere being a slot in the latchadjacent to perforations in said flanges being' adapted to register andreceive 'a lock, substantially as described. f

2. A hasp of the character described, comprising a securingplate, aswinging and sliding/latch member bothrpivotally andslidl ably ,mountedon said securingplateg and having an angled slot opening through" itsside Vedge near its free end, whichend 'is bent outwardly andperforated, and a keeper adapted for attachment to av support andhaving.v an undercut outturned perforated end adapted to be received insaid slot in the'latch as the latter is swung to closed position,substantially as described.

3. A hasp of the character described, com-V prising a securing plate, alatchmemberboth pivotally and Vslidably mounted on v Asaid plate, anout-turned locking flange' at'the free end of said latch, and a keeperadapted for'attachment to asupport and havingan out-turned lockingflange connected to the keeper by a narrow neck, there being a slot insaid'latch in which said keeper neck is adapt-ed to be received, saidlatch and keeper flangesV having alining holes for a lockand the latchbeingV adjustable to bring said outturned members into adjustedposition, sub stantially-as described.

ll. A. hasp ofthe Ycharacter described, comprising a securing'plate, alatch member pivoted to said plate and slidably adjustA able relativelythereto, a keeper adapted for attachment to a support and'having anout-turned locking flange connected to the keeper by la narrow neck,there being a slot opening through a side edge of the latchand`extending lengthwise thereof which is adapted to receive said keeperneckand lwhich permits the latch to have a long gitudinalY adjustmentabout the keeper neck, andoutturned locking flanges onfthe vkeeper andlatch which are perforated and adapted to assume juxtaposition when thekeeper neck is adjusted to said outer end of the slot, substantially asdescribed. 7

5. A hasp of the character described, consisting of a securing plateprovided with a headed pin, a latch plate having'a longitudinalfslotthrough which said pin passes ius iio

to enter said slot and interlock with the` latch, substantially asdescribed. Y

6. In a hasp latch, a keeper having an undercut locking flange connectedthereto by a neck, and a pivoted latch having a slot leadingtransversely inwardly fromV a side edge and then extending lengthwisethereof to a point near the free end of the latch, the transverseportion of the slot be- 15 ing adapted to swing down over said neckwhich is adapted to slide freely in the lengthwise portion of the slot,and securing means which permits the latch to slide lengthwise thereon,there being a locking 2el notch in the edge of the lengthwise slotadjacent to the edge of the latch through which said transverse slotopens.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

Vitness Norme WELSH.

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